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Name: Gilmarite RRUFF ID: R130688 Ideal Chemistry: Cu2+3(AsO4)(OH)3 Locality: El Guanaco mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Lozenge-shaped blue crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Gilmarite (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R130688.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.455(4)Å b: 5.879(5)Å c: 5.112(4)Å alpha: 114.91(3)° beta: 93.26(6)° gamma: 92.03(5)° Volume: 148.13(9)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Gilmarite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Sarp H, Černý R (1999) Gilmarite, Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3, a new mineral: its description and crystal structure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 549-555 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 263-266 [view file] |
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